BY BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Over the years, Frank Rinaldi of Watertown has owned many Pontiac GTO models. “I’ve probably had about 14 – a ’65, a ’67, seven or eight ’68s, three or four ’69s,” he said, recalling…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Marty Titus of New Milford wasn’t hunting for a vintage automobile when he bought his 1964 Oldsmobile Super 88 some eight years ago. “It was just happenstance. I wasn’t particularly looking for an Oldsmobile. I…

BY LARRY PRINTZ | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE It’s autumn, time to nab one of these great convertibles for less than $35,000. Does it seem like crazy is the new normal? Whatever part of American life one considers, it seems as…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Ted Orr’s affection for Volkswagens is understandable. He began working for New Milford Volkswagen in 1974 as a detailer and eventually bought the dealership in 1997. He owned the store until its closure in 2015…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Bruce Martin of Goshen was simply being practical when he went to Crestwood Ford in Watertown in late 1966 and traded his sporty 1964½ Ford Mustang with bucket seats for a new Ford Fairlane 500…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN It’s part of automotive lore that Henry Ford offered his Model T in any color that the customer wanted, so long as that color was black. But only one of four Model Ts restored/assembled…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN It wasn’t until 1952 that Buick added power steering to its flagship Roadmaster model. Dan Garala of Torrington owns a less easy-to-operate 1951 Roadmaster, though. He bought the black, heavily-chromed model two years ago. “I’ve…

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE At first sight the all-new Hyundai Kona in lime green made me look twice to see if what I was seeing was really real. This lime-green subcompact crossover had so much body cladding over the wheel arches…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN It was memories of his father’s car and a desire to own an antique automobile that prompted Mark Sievel of Newtown to purchase a base model 1941 Plymouth Deluxe business coupe in 2002. “My father…

BY BUD WILKINSON | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Getting a first car is a memorable experience for any teenager, and Steve Pesino of Waterbury remembers the 1963 Plymouth Valiant that he got when he was 14. His daughter, Krystal Pesino of Torrington, also…